A CT bill would have removed appointment power from governor. He objected and the bill’s been changed

A CT bill would have removed appointment power from governor. He objected and the bill’s been changed

After facing pushback from Gov. Ned Lamont, state lawmakers are drastically revising a bill that would have taken the power to appoint Connecticut’s child advocate away from the governor. The new bill, which is still being drafted, won’t take that appointment power away at all, according to Rep. Mary Welander, D-Orange, the bill’s sponsor. Instead, the new bill would make adjustments to the timeline for reappointment and require more transparenc…